Lexis (MIMS Founder)

(Montreal) Lexis is a DJ and the founder MusicIsMySanctuary.com (2007) and 24 Hours of Vinyl (2011). He has been djing since 2000 and a music lover / nerd since day 1! For more info check out: www.musicismysanctuary.com/djlexis

Forgotten Treasure: MK “Love Changes” (1993)

There has been a sort of MK revival amongst house heads lately. An interest in returning to a more soulful but still very bumpy sound. Lord knows those two things right there were Marc Kitchen‘s trademark.

Although I wasn’t there to enjoy it at the time, the early to mid 90’s US house is my favorite period in House music because it was soulful, those basslines but most importantly those swinging drums. People like Mood II Swing, Masters At Work, Kerri Chandler and MK were all at the top of their game and it is that sound which directly inspired the early years of UK Garage.

Recently, Defected put out a great MK compilation called House Masters, it’s a must for all the MK heads and the newbies too. Probably tons of stuff in there you didn’t know about!

Lexis (MIMS Founder)

(Montreal) Lexis is a DJ and the founder MusicIsMySanctuary.com (2007) and 24 Hours of Vinyl (2011). He has been djing since 2000 and a music lover / nerd since day 1! For more info check out: www.musicismysanctuary.com/djlexis

It’s funny, Mark Kinchen actually went on to become a pretty prolific R&B producer in the later part of the 1990s. He helmed hits for the likes of SWV, Tevin Campbell, 702, MC Lyte, Before Dark, Marc Nelson and LV. His reinvention from a NYC deep house savant in the first half a decade into a chart-aiming R&B songsmith in the other half of the decade is pretty interesting to say the least!

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Forgotten Treasures

Whoever said that you can sum up Brazilian music to Bossa Nova, Foro and Samba. This hard to find opus (only available on the original Philips vinyl release in 1978) by Marcos Resende & Index is a fantastic Jazz Fusion record and a prime example of the richness of the music …

Future Classics

The small but mighty independent label from Peckham (south-east London) known as Rhythm Section has been on an absolute tear lately. They’ve become one of the go-to labels for the loose, trippy and organic slow-house music sound we love. After a solid first year with 2 releases, Bradley Zero‘s brain …

Latest Radio Show

Ok, so I know its been a while since the last “official” MIMS radio show. In my defence, since the 75th show, I put out these three special theme mixes in case you might have missed them, here they are: It Happens Every Spring Vol 2 80’s Dollar Bin Boogie …